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“Cops vs Capital (Destruction), Bling vs Boys”

Ahhh, Summer-time! As summer hits The City, with San Francisco in the 80’s this weekend, June slides into July with a big bang, and there is much to celebrate! In case you aren’t sitting in Dolores Park with a cool beverage, marching or watching a parade or just enjoying the sun and fun…here’s my recommendation for this weekend’s films:

Save White House Down for the July Fourth weekend, when you can show your patriotism with some fun action and big screen destruction. Instead, get your funny on, and see Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy in the cop comedy, TheHeat. We need to turn out in big numbers on this opening weekend to show the studios that Americans want more movies featuring women! Sure, there are moments of crass humor, but nothing to rival the antics of the “boys” of This is the End. Perhaps you could rent the men-behaving-like-boys film or wait a week instead? Everyone should have the freedom of choose…just choose wisely! Big Brother, the almighty studio, is counting every film dollar!

You could also bring your favorite teenager to The Bling Ring, the latest Sofia Coppola film. Spending some time with the shallow, bland teens onscreen as they act out their sense of entitlement should give you much to discuss! The lovely Fill The Void is also directed by a woman and a good film to catch before it leaves theaters. Or to search out if you don’t live in the Bay Area.

This is the final weekend to see some wonderful queer films at Frameline! The programming at Frameline 37 is very strong, plus, there’s a wealth of short films (over 50!) and a wide variety of queer Asian films. Many of these films feature strong female roles and some films were even made with an entire female film crew! Huzzah!